Benicia Police Log: Man Arrested on Egret for Receiving Stolen Property

This is the crime bulletin for Monday, August 27, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

2:12 a.m.: An alarm going off on Solano Avenue turned out to be an old smoke alarm that was on the ground.

2:31 a.m.: A dog was barking on East N Street.  Officers spoke to the dog’s people who agreed to quiet the animal.

1:59 p.m.: Officers were asked to document that a window screen at a residence on Church Street was tampered with.

2:43 p.m.: Officers were looked for but were unable to find the two juveniles who ran through a backyard on Camellia.

3:50 p.m.: A mother reported her 11-year-old daughter failed to meet her after school.  Officers were able to help the woman locate her daughter.

3:58 p.m.: There was a report of a group of men smoking pot near an East Sixth Street park.  Officers were unable to locate the group.

4:22 p.m.: A 44-year-old Benicia woman was arrested in Solano Square for being drunk in public.

4:57 p.m.: A woman on Samuel Court reported finding three casino players cards in her driveway.

6:49 p.m.: Two people walking on East E Street were having an argument.

7:06 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on First Street.

7:07 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on Interstate 780.

7:14 p.m.: A woman was arrested on Military East for public drunkenness.

7:28 p.m.: There was a juvenile tooling around on a homemade motorized scooter in the vicinity of La Cruz.  Officers spoke to the kid and his mom.

8:29 p.m.: A 47-year-old Newark man was arrested on Egret for grand theft and receiving stolen property.

11:48 p.m.: A dog was barking on Military East.  The dog’s people were given a warning by officers.

11:58 p.m.: Two people were involved in a verbal altercation on East Second Street.

Editor’s Note:  Even though I inject a bit of humor into these police logs, please remember, the men and women whose job it is to protect us rarely find it funny when they are approaching a drunk person or a building where the alarm is going off.

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